Leadership Archives - SmartCompany https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/ Business news, business advice and information for Australian SMEs, startups and entrepreneurs Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:41:18 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1.png?w=32 Leadership Archives - SmartCompany https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/ 32 32 202088525 How an off-site in a Spiegeltent was a creative escape from the corporate circus https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/how-off-site-spiegeltent-creative-escape-corporate-circus/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/how-off-site-spiegeltent-creative-escape-corporate-circus/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:58:41 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=301416 Saran Moran explains how the hunt for a venue for an off-site led her to a Spiegeltent and the lessons she learned from the experience.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/how-off-site-spiegeltent-creative-escape-corporate-circus/feed/ 0 Leadership, grit and coconut trees: Six quotable quotes by Kamala Harris https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/kamala-harris-quotes-leadership-grit-coconut-trees/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/kamala-harris-quotes-leadership-grit-coconut-trees/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2024 02:13:40 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=300726 US Vice President Kamala Harris has her eyes on becoming the most powerful politician in the world. She also has a way with words.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/kamala-harris-quotes-leadership-grit-coconut-trees/feed/ 0 How Manuko has become ‘more creative and resilient’ in the face of a global cocoa crisis https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/manuko-more-creative-resilient-global-cocoa-crisis/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/manuko-more-creative-resilient-global-cocoa-crisis/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2024 01:50:26 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=299840 Manuko founder Matthew Hardie explains how his business is "more creative, more resilient, and more resourceful" as a result of inflation and surging cocoa prices.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/manuko-more-creative-resilient-global-cocoa-crisis/feed/ 0 How AMD CEO Lisa Su is taking on the world’s most valuable company Nvidia https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/amd-ceo-lisa-su-taking-most-valuable-company-nvidia/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/amd-ceo-lisa-su-taking-most-valuable-company-nvidia/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 01:13:49 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=298851 When she took the CEO role at AMD in 2014, the company was believed to be on the verge of bankruptcy. Today, it is one of Nvidia's biggest competitors.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/amd-ceo-lisa-su-taking-most-valuable-company-nvidia/feed/ 0 ‘New school thinking’: First-of-its-kind directory shines spotlight on Aussie women speakers https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/directory-shine-spotlight-australian-women-speakers/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/directory-shine-spotlight-australian-women-speakers/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 02:01:42 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=298622 Currently, 67 women speakers have been listed on the Australian Women Speakers website, with founder Jules Brooke hoping to have 1000 speakers listed by the end of the year.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/directory-shine-spotlight-australian-women-speakers/feed/ 0 ‘Pivotal moment’: New research reveals women in AI struggle to reach senior positions https://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-linkedin-research-women-in-ai-struggle-senior-positions/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-linkedin-research-women-in-ai-struggle-senior-positions/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 23:36:09 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=298593 More women are employed in AI today than ever — in fact, since 2016, the number of women in the field has increased by 171%. However, women still remain in the minority and hold fewer senior positions.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-linkedin-research-women-in-ai-struggle-senior-positions/feed/ 0 From Nine to Woolies, Qantas and more: Why companies turn to women leaders in times of crisis https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/nine-woolies-qantas-companies-women-leaders-crisis/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/nine-woolies-qantas-companies-women-leaders-crisis/#respond Thu, 13 Jun 2024 01:03:10 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=298126 Female managers often outperform their male counterparts in leadership competencies, explaining why their crisis management skills are increasingly recognised and valued.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/opinion/nine-woolies-qantas-companies-women-leaders-crisis/feed/ 0 Three things you’re doing wrong when presenting, and what to do instead https://www.smartcompany.com.au/business-advice/things-youre-doing-wrong-presentation-memory-tools/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/business-advice/things-youre-doing-wrong-presentation-memory-tools/#respond Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:14:03 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=298072 A well-prepared, engagingly delivered presentation will always resonate more deeply than one that is boringly read, memorised by rote, or waffled through via improvisation, explains Dr Louise Mahler.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/business-advice/things-youre-doing-wrong-presentation-memory-tools/feed/ 0 Funding provider Tractor Ventures unveils all-women C-suite to help “open door” for women leaders https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/tractor-ventures-all-women-c-suite-help-women-leaders/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/tractor-ventures-all-women-c-suite-help-women-leaders/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 01:57:26 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=297706 Tech startup funding provider Tractor Ventures has moved to an all-women C-suite as Jodie Imam becomes CEO, alongside COO Aprill Enright and CFO Francine Hackett.

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]]> https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/tractor-ventures-all-women-c-suite-help-women-leaders/feed/ 0 Queensland can solve global problems: Outgoing Qld Chief Entrepreneur Julia Spicer https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/queensland-solve-global-problems-outgoing-chief-entrepreneur-julia-spicer/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/queensland-solve-global-problems-outgoing-chief-entrepreneur-julia-spicer/#respond Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:27:57 +0000 https://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=297700 Goondiwindi businesswoman Julia Spicer OAM shares her reflections after wrapping up her final week as the fifth Queensland Chief Entrepreneur after 18 months in the role.

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